Newbury, New Hampshire NH Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Newbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 1,702 at the 2000 census. Newbury is home to part of Lake Sunapee, including Mount Sunapee State Park Beach. Mount Sunapee Ski Area, in Mount Sunapee State Park, is in the west. The town includes the village of Blodgett's Landing.

Sites of Interest:
Bell Cove Historic Caboose Museum
The Fells Historic Site

Situated at the south end of Lake Sunapee, this town has gone through numerous name changes. It started in 1753 as "Dantzic," after the Baltic seaport. The first provincial grant in 1754 named the town "Hereford," in honor of Edward Devereaux, Viscount Hereford. Colonial Governor John Wentworth renewed the grant in 1772 under the name "Fishersfield," for his brother-in-law, John Fisher. The town was finally incorporated as "Newbury" in 1837, as suggested by settlers originally from Newbury, Massachusetts.

The Fells Historic Site, located at the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, is part of 876 protected acres of a forest country estate. Protection efforts have enabled Lake Sunapee to consistently be named one of the cleanest lakes in the state.

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